Chapter 132: Itarica Town
The city of Italia, located at the intersection of Thessaly Avenue and Appian Avenue, was an important trading city, managed by the hereditary nobles of the empire, the family of the Count of Walma.
Because the previous earl fell ill and died, the three daughters under his knees competed for the heir position, and although the eldest daughter and this daughter were married to others, they turned against each other in order to become the regent of the rightful heir of his sister Miao.
Where there are interests, there is strife, and where there is strife, it will inevitably lead to conflict.
The calm conversation between the eldest and second daughters turned into an ugly exchange of insults, then into a farce of hair-pulling fights, and finally involving their respective husbands, and the soldiers of the Count of Ron and Count Minards engaged in a skirmish.
However, because the forces of both sides were not enough to defeat each other, the situation was stalemate.
The security of the territory was protected by the widows of the Count of Folmar, the soldiers of the Count of Ron and the Count of Minaz, so there was no threat to the flow of merchants and the lives of the inhabitants.
Itarica's value lies in trading, and if it is deserted, there will be no profit.
Therefore, in order to justify Itarica, the sisters' dispute was transferred to the court of the imperial capital, and under the emperor's arbitration, it should soon be possible to decide Miaoyi's guardian.
However, the Empire's sudden dispatch of troops to another world has made the situation even worse.
The Count of Ron and the Count of Minaz, each of whom were killed in battle. With such bad news, the eldest daughter and this daughter can't even solve their own affairs, let alone care about the territory of the Count of Formar's family.
The family of Count Ron and the family of Count Minaz retreated one after another, and in the end, only the widows of the family of Miu Yi and Count Formar remained.
Miao Yi, who was less than eleven years old, was powerless to restrain his retainers, and the prosperous territory gradually sank in inertia.
There are only a few loyal retainers left, but there are quite a few retainers who have filled their own pockets, and when they come to their senses, corruption is rampant in their territory, the people's will is fluctuating, and law and order have deteriorated sharply, and it seems that injustice and lawlessness are everywhere.
Defeated soldiers and ruffians from not far from the town became lawless thieves and began to raid the traveling merchants in the territory, bringing trade to a halt and the prosperity of Itarika gradually declining.
In collusion between the thieves and the ruffians, there were now eight or nine hundred people before they knew it, and hordes of thieves were rampant around the town, burning and looting.
Eventually, their appetites began to grow, and they finally targeted the town of Itarica itself.
Sometimes, though, it's just a coincidence.
In the area leading to the Hill of Arnus, Itarica is the nearest town within a radius.
Travelers from other worlds bring information and special products from all over the world to the city, and they can obtain many curiosities on the mainland with little effort.
Because of the above two reasons, after dealing with Yanlong, Shen Sen decided to go to Itarica, where it was best to establish a stronghold.
On the one hand, he can use the locals to search for resources to survey the fantasy world for him, and on the other hand, he can get a closer look at the neon troops on the hill of Arnous.
After the decision was made, the Pioneer armored car drove all the way, and on the vast plain, the convoy was like two primitive rhinoceros pulling dinosaurs, and the momentum was huge and kicked up billowing smoke and dust.
This kind of scene made the eight or nine hundred thieves who were preparing to attack the town of Italia at that time see it, and they could not stop the galloping horses under their crotches and the camp in chaos.
Flame Dragon!
That's a hot dragon!
Compared to the silver-gray steel creation in front of them, everyone was more afraid of the Yanlong that had once wreaked havoc on the continent.
The massive, mountain-like body, blood-red scales, the monstrous dragon head, and the low roar of anger emanating from the chest.
It makes all the creatures of the other world who see it fearful and terrified.
The thieves are bad, but they're not stupid.
After seeing the convoy and the Yanlong, without saying a word, he prepared to stop the siege and prepare to retreat.
Whether it is the steel creation in front or the Yanlong in the back, they are all opponents who can wipe out their entire army in an instant.
Say run, don't hesitate!
The thieves, who were still riding a ladder and preparing to attack the city one second, fled in a panic the next second.
But how could they outrun the Pioneer chariot with the electromagnetic engine, even if there was a dragon pulled behind it, it would be much faster than a rogue who could travel on his feet.
What's more, there were forty pioneer mechs with high mobility in the cabin, and only a group of soldiers was dispatched to stop the fleeing thieves.
In the end, no one dared to run, because if they didn't run a few steps, they would be instantly killed by the iron giant who stood still.
For most of the rogues in the fantasy world, Shen Sen was unwilling to deal with them from the perspective of the local rulers, and of course he would not let them all go.
As an organization that is preparing to establish a new order in the fantasy world, he will use the most fair and reasonable trial to give everyone convincing sanctions according to their crimes.
Therefore, the thieves found out that as long as they did not escape, their lives were not in danger.
Then they were obediently driven together, and followed behind the dragon with trembling trembling, and walked in front of Itarica.
And the soldiers and civilians who had witnessed the whole process just now were at a loss at the moment, not knowing what to do now.
The thieves seem to be gone, but there seem to be more terrible "visitors" than the thieves.
Dressed in steel and bound to the dragon, they approached the city walls.
"The thieves seem to have been defeated?"
"I don't seem to know if it's friend or foe."
"They caught Yanlong?"
"I don't know, maybe Yanlong was injured and met halfway, right?"
Seeing that the other party had arrived at the city gate, the city guard knight and the earl's butler stood at the battlements at the head of the wall, looking at each other cautiously, not wanting to believe that someone had captured Yanlong alive was their last insistence.
Battle-ready soldiers and citizens also peeked through the grooves in the walls or the cracks in the barricades.
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At the end of the narrow field of vision, two large, heavy steel "wagons" with several pairs of black wheels were parked, but there were no horses or oxen to pull them.
The knights of the city guards, knowing that there was a siege weapon called the "Wooden Armored Car", contained the horses, oxen, and soldiers that were the driving force of the castle in a huge box, and wondered if the two silver-gray cars parked in front of the gate were "Wooden Armored Vehicles".
If you look closely, the two "wooden armored cars" are wrapped in iron armor, which seems to be unbreakable, and may be called "iron armored cars".
There should be someone in that "ironclad car", and the roof of the car is equipped with a steel weapon similar to a "long crossbow".
However, no matter how superior the weapon is, it will not be able to capture the city by that alone.
They did not see a large enemy as far as they could see. And there was no siege equipment in sight, so it was impossible to tell what the other party's purpose was.
"Who is it? If you are not an enemy, stand up and answer! ”
The knights shouted at the visitors directly across the gate, while Itarika's soldiers and residents watched with dismay.
After waiting for a while, the back door of the "ironclad car" opened.
From there came down a young girl, about thirteen to fifteen years old.
Judging from the robes he was wearing and the staff in his hands, he could tell at a glance that he was a magister.
The staff is an oak staff, meaning that she is an orthodox wizard of the Linton Order. Although he looks young, he is probably good at attack magic and magic combat.
In the previous attack, the thieves did not have a magister, and because of this, they were able to barely hold the city, and if there were any magisters among the thieves, I am afraid that the battle would be difficult.
The thought of becoming a battle joined by a magister made everyone shudder.
Next to get out of the car was a blonde fairy girl in a strange white and blue costume, about sixteen years old.
The upper and lower clothes are close to the skin, and the curves of the body can be seen at a glance. In addition, due to its small size, the snow-white skin on the abdomen and back looms, which makes the soldiers defending the city think about it.
But the next moment they suddenly broke free from their illusions, and they only felt that the current situation was extremely bad.
The other party is not only a magister, but also a goblin, and even a defeated Yanlong.
I heard that most of the elves are excellent elven messengers, and they can use the lightning strike magic used by the wind elves.
Faced with the combination of the Demon Masters of the Linton Sect and the Elves of the Elf Clan, even if the Knights led them, everyone didn't want to fight them head-on on the battlefield, let alone the Flame Dragon, which made people shudder just by looking at it.
In the Falmatt continent, people who master magic, even the weakest magicians, are ten times more powerful than ordinary soldiers, and in the face of the natural calamity dragon, how far to run, this is the common knowledge that has been passed down in the world.
The crowd stared at the other side of the gate, only to find that the Magister Maiden was walking towards them.
The town of Itarica, plunged into a commotion.
Normally, this place is full of traffic, and it would be very lively because merchants go through customs duties and other procedures, but today it has been ruthlessly destroyed.
Wood and furniture were piled up like a hill at the door, turning away all visitors.
On the city wall at a height of five or six meters, the soldiers guarding were lined up, with crossbows facing ahead.
In addition, there were a number of defensive equipment, such as a steaming cauldron on the flame, where the lead had melted and the hot lead was boiled.
The Itarika guard clutched the weapon in his hand and looked at the approaching magical girl with wary hostility.
"Stop coming, and we're going to attack if we go any further?!"
Even if the other party is a high-ranking magician, and he just helped defeat the thieves who are preparing to attack the city.
But at this moment, the people defending the city don't know whether the other party is friend or foe, whether they will be acting together, and they can't jump to conclusions, and in order to defend the town, they have to speak hard and threaten.
"We have no ill intentions, please open the gates and let us in."
As a messenger of communication, Leilai's tone is kind, but secretly the wand in the girl's hand is ready to release defensive magic at any time.
"This ......"
The knight looked at the butler, both of whom looked helpless.
The Count did not speak, they did not have any power to open the gates, but the problem was that the Count was too young to make decisive and reasonable decisions.
"God, what should I do?"
Neither a war-hardened knight nor a well-versed count's butler could give a clear answer at this moment.
However, it is better to keep the risk out of the first place than to put in the unknown danger.
"I'm sorry, Itarica is now under lockdown and doesn't admit outsiders."
The knight wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, gritted his teeth and resolutely informed the magician outside the door.
"You ....."
Leilai was about to say something more, but was suddenly interrupted by a cold voice in his ear.
"Come back, no more negotiations."
The magical girl took a deep look at the people on the city wall, a trace of regret flashed in her eyes, and the next second she turned back.
"She's gone!"
"Looks like they've given up!"
The knights and stewards breathe a sigh of relief, as long as the other party abandons entering the city, they can avoid fighting the "benefactor" who defeated the thieves, and there is no risk of luring the wolf into the house.
"Although the other party is an evil feudal nobleman, he still wants to enter the city in harmony at the beginning." Shen Sen, who was watching the projection in the cabin, sighed helplessly.
"Ahra, do you want the slave family to help you persuade you again!"
The young girl, dressed in a black priest's uniform embroidered with lace-trimmed silk and a headdress made of black gauze wrapped around her black hair, asked with a foolish smile.
Her body was tied with a special chain as thick as Yan Long's body, wrapping the whole person like a zongzi.
"No need, don't be careful in front of me, otherwise the fate that awaits you is not much different from that Yan Dragon, and you will all enter the laboratory."
Shen Sen looked indifferently at the black Lori who was tied together, with a seductive charm in his immature face. The thought that she was already nine hundred years old made me more and more curious about this world.
Black Lori lives up to her name, and her name is Lori McChuly.
The sub-god of another world, who claims to be an apostle of the god of death and war, has amazing combat effectiveness, and is honored as the Holy Majesty. She looks like a junior high school girl, but her actual age is 961 years old.
Is a nine-hundred-year-old human still human?
Shen Sen didn't know if it was because of the existence of "gods" in this world that there were divine apostles who exceeded the lifespan and ability of common sense.
If the "gods" are real, then what kind of life form do they belong to, are they like human beings, are they good or evil, do they have feelings, how powerful are they, and how good or bad is their existence for the world?
With backward productivity and an extraordinary lifespan, the fantasy world is full of irrationalities that cannot be underestimated.
Shen Sen never believed in gods, if there were really gods in this world, he would really want to catch one and study it, whether it was as magical as the legend said.
Faced with an unkind answer, Black Lori smiled wryly, although she didn't know what the laboratory was, it didn't sound like a good thing.
It's just that I didn't expect that as an apostle of war, I would be reduced to the point of being arrested, and people had to bow their heads under the roof.
"Kuskus, the slave family understands!" Lori remained silent indignantly.
After a while, Raylai walked back, apologetic.
"I'm sorry Führer, I didn't succeed in persuasion, the other side doesn't trust us!"
"It's okay, it's normal that they will make such a choice, but any officer with a bit of scheming will not let us of unknown origin enter the city, and sending you there is just an attempt." Shen Sen's tone was calm and did not reproach the girl.
It doesn't really matter if the other party opens the city gate or not, because he will go in anyway, as a liberator, in the face of the stubborn feudal lord, he doesn't want to perform any medieval aristocratic etiquette spirit with the other party.
Shen Sen looked at the feudal city wall built with adobe bricks and stones, and ordered without any hesitation.
"Cruise missile preparation, armor-piercing warheads, aiming at sparsely populated walls!"
"Launch!"
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